Is the iPhone Getting a Makeover?

It's anyone's guess what smartphone superpower Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is introducing at its upcoming product launches -- which are expected later this year -- although we have some very good ideas. We recently saw some more detailed information emerge from a very credible source. According to reports, Apple's iPhone is in for a massive overhaul. In the video below, Fool contributor Andrew Tonner tells investors what's important about this major tech storyline.

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iOS7 set the state for some huge changes in 1) battery life and 2) form factor flexibility by making big changes in both very easy to attain. #1 is very easy to overlook because it isn't very flashy but under the covers the changes were pretty spectacular. #2 is also very subtle but xcode was changed mightily to allow developers to much more easily handle form factor changes.

I have a feeling that depth of graphics is going to play a bigger part than what was let on. And there's nothing keeping them from releasing another 500 new APIs for features unknown.

As has been pointed out in discussions of the new MacBook Air battery life, I'd love to see Apple make some progress on iPhone battery life (on iPad, too, but much more importantly to me on iPhone), because when I am traveling (mapping a lot) which is when I need the phone to last most of all, sometimes it can't finish the day with me. I "vacation travel", I can usually take a break and charge up, but if I am "busy/work traveling", that doesn't always work out.